Release courtesy of Tom Lewis, U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager
NEW ORLEANS -- We are now in May, the month in which the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be decided. The latest edition of the USTFCCCA National Team Rankings for DII show two different top teams from a week ago. Adams State's men have climbed from No. 10 in the preseason to a first-time-this-season No. 1 perch. Saint Augustine's men, who had been No. 1 since the preseason, are now No. 2.
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| USTFCCCA Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Adams State | 221.71 | RMAC | Damon Martin (17th) | 2 |
| 2 | Saint Augustine’s | 214.85 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 1 |
| 3 | Grand Canyon | 167.38 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 156.12 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 4 |
| 5 | Western State | 146.85 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | Pittsburg State | 132.92 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (24th) | 6 |
| 7 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 116.16 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (4th) | 7 |
| 8 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 116.08 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 13 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 114.10 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 9 |
| 10 | Angelo State | 105.80 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 8 |
| 11 | Ashland | 98.48 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 14 |
| 12 | Findlay | 91.24 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 12 |
| 13 | Indianapolis | 88.90 | GLVC | Scott Fangman (15th) | 11 |
| 14 | Alaska Anchorage | 86.56 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 10 |
| 15 | Johnson C. Smith | 72.59 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 15 |
| 16 | Missouri Southern | 69.68 | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (23rd) | 16 |
| 17 | Grand Valley State | 67.28 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 18 |
| 18 | Colorado Mines | 67.10 | RMAC | Art Siemers (7th) | 19 |
| 19 | MSU Moorhead | 62.50 | NSIC | Keith Barnier (10th) | 21 |
| 20 | Chico State | 60.92 | CCAA | Kirk Freitas (34th) | 17 |
| 21 | Southern Connecticut | 51.08 | Northeast-10 | John Wallin (2nd) | 20 |
| 22 | West Texas A&M | 51.08 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (3rd) | 27 |
| 23 | Augustana (S.D.) | 44.34 | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) | 23 |
| 24 | American International | 43.66 | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (6th) | 22 |
| 25 | Neb.-Kearney | 42.00 | RMAC | Brady Bonsall (4th) | 29 |
Dropped out: No. 24 UMass Lowell, No. 25 Minnesota State
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | RMAC | 505.76 | 4 |
| 2 | MIAA | 488.52 | 4 |
| 3 | Lone Star | 477.33 | 4 |
| 4 | GLIAC | 363.22 | 3 |
| 5 | CIAA | 335.27 | 2 |
| 6 | CCAA | 183.51 | 1 |
| 7 | NSIC | 171.44 | 2 |
| 8 | PacWest | 167.38 | 1 |
| 9 | Northeast-10 | 153.78 | 2 |
| 10 | PSAC | 145.06 | |
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Saint Augustine's |
192.04 |
CIAA |
George Williams (36th) |
1 |
|
2 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
154.47 |
Lone Star |
Ryan Dall (4th) |
2 |
|
3 |
Abilene Christian |
153.87 |
Lone Star |
Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) |
3 |
|
4 |
Adams State |
150.15 |
RMAC |
Damon Martin (17th) |
12 |
|
5 |
Angelo State |
138.72 |
Lone Star |
James Reid (13th) |
4 |
|
6 |
Western State |
132.40 |
RMAC |
Chris Bradford (3rd) |
7 |
|
7 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
126.95 |
MIAA |
Victor Thomas (11th) |
5 |
|
8 |
Johnson C. Smith |
110.68 |
CIAA |
Lennox Graham (5th) |
6 |
|
9 |
Pittsburg State |
105.76 |
MIAA |
Russ Jewett (24th) |
9 |
|
10 |
Grand Valley State |
103.09 |
GLIAC |
Jerry Baltes (13th) |
14 |
|
11 |
Grand Canyon |
99.24 |
PacWest |
Tom Flood (2nd) |
21 |
|
12 |
Ashland |
98.54 |
GLIAC |
Jud Logan (9th) |
11 |
|
13 |
Indianapolis |
95.63 |
GLVC |
Scott Fangman (15th) |
10 |
|
14 |
Central Missouri |
88.39 |
MIAA |
Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) |
8 |
|
15 |
Alaska Anchorage |
84.36 |
GNAC |
Michael Friess (22nd) |
13 |
|
16 |
Lake Erie |
82.88 |
GLIAC |
Bryan Harmon (5th) |
15 |
|
17 |
Chico State |
79.82 |
CCAA |
Kirk Freitas (34th) |
22 |
|
18 |
Findlay |
73.51 |
GLIAC |
Marc Arce (24th) |
17 |
|
19 |
American International |
64.75 |
Northeast-10 |
Leo Mayo (6th) |
16 |
|
20 |
Cal State LA |
64.68 |
CCAA |
Chris Asher (11th) |
19 |
|
21 |
UMass Lowell |
58.63 |
Northeast-10 |
Gary Gardner (10th) |
18 |
|
22 |
Shippensburg |
52.86 |
PSAC |
Dave Osanitsch (7th) |
20 |
|
23 |
MSU Moorhead |
51.05 |
NSIC |
Keith Barnier (10th) |
26 |
|
24 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
46.54 |
NSIC |
Tracy Hellman (12th) |
24 |
|
25 |
Missouri Southern |
45.89 |
MIAA |
Tom Rutledge (23rd) |
31 |